Figures show which areas people speed through in Plymouth

DRIVERS passing through Mannamead are more likely to speed than those travelling through Mutley, new data has revealed.

Figures reveal how motorists passing through the PL2 and PL3 areas of the city are twice as speedy as those in PL1 and PL4 areas.

In the PL1 area of Plymouth, in Devonport, the Hoe, Millbridge, Stoke, and Stonehouse, 5.85 per cent of driving time is spent over the limit, according to data collated by insurance industry company Wunelli.

In the PL2 area of the city, including Beacon Park, Ford, Keyham, North Prospect, Pennycross, Home Park, 11.7 per cent of driving time is illegal.

In PL3, which is made up of Efford, Hartley, Laira, Mannamead, Milehouse, Peverell and Higher Compton, it is a whopping 13.96 per cent.

Finally, in PL4, which includes the Barbican, Lipson, Mount Gould, Mutley, Prince Rock and St. Judes, drivers are spending 6.41 per cent of the time over the limit.

The habits have been gathered using a huge database of driving behaviour, gathered from in-car telematics devices over a period of four years and covering 154 million miles and over 40 million journeys.

The analysis from the telematics solutions provider to the insurance sector was released in a bid to offer an insight into when, where and in what vehicles people are most likely to speed. Insurance providers can even fit a telematics device into a vehicle to measure how well a motorist drives.

Sandy Dunn, chairman of Wunelli said: "Our speedmap of the UK gives insurers a clearer understanding of driver behaviour so that they can rate the risk accordingly.

"Telematics can help prove or disprove preconceived ideas about the typical driver profiles of particular car makes and models.

"This speeding information opens up opportunities for more targeted speed awareness training and can help inform decisions regarding local speed limits."

15 comments

No Cleverethany, the people who live in Mannamead with their fancy cars don't want to risk crashing them. The idiots in cheap tin cans who have no regard for their cars or human safety speed down Mannamead road or Peveral Park road, the main throughfairs to Mutley plain, where they pick up their drugs.
Bikerlad, the speed cameras SHOULD be in the best places for speeding, to stop the speeding.

My insurance went up when I was expecting at least a standstill -if not a reduction of over 40 years of no claims. When I phoned them the young trained monkey said "we" had a bad winter . I said "we" didnt have .
It made me change companies and actualy made me wake up to stop trying to be loyal . I saved hundreds .
These things are run by Fagin types .

so why dont you spend all our money you steal from us thro the speed camers .
i bet this survey cost a load ,
your getting like the EU , JUST MAKE UP MORE RUBBISH
so now youl find the speed cameras in the best places for speeding , the clues are there
clever init highway robbers

Car insurance for youngsters is so high because of all the idiots who cause accidents and push up the bills. Anything which will encourage them to drive more carefully has got to be a good thing. The death rate among young drivers is unacceptably high and must be addressed. As for driving while using phones that is not just down to the young as I have seen drivers of all ages talkung on their phones. I even saw a youngster texting while negotiating a roundabout. He is going to end up in hospital I only hope he doesn't injure someone else.

How legal is this data? These insurance companies "force" youngsters to have one of these devices if they want car insurance. Are they now going to use this data to penalise the rest of us who live in areas where the behaviour is below average, or who drive a car that is driven more recklessly by this age group?

Like Matt2112 states about the type of roads in the respective areas makes these figures dubious. Statistics of this type prove nothing to be factual and unless you monitor 100% of traffic in each area for the same duration they will continue to mean nothing as it is the same as saying there is more snow in Princetown in January than there was in Mannamead in July which means nothing either and is just useless information. Only people who take everything they read as gospel will take any notice of these figures whereeas any person with a fraction of commonsense will see them for what they are i.e total nonsense.
I have also stated before on this site "Why do I see drivers using handheld phones almost every day on the road and the police never seem to see them", isn't it about time we give power to the motorists who are responsible whilst driving and take reports from them to use to convict these irresponsible drivers?